Dr. Umma Kulsum Suma
Associate Professor & Head
Dr. Umma Kulsum Suma is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics at Bangladesh University. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Jahangirnagar University, completed in 2025, along with an M.S. and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics from the same university. With more than 16 years of academic experience at Bangladesh University, she has progressed through the positions of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor, while serving in departmental leadership roles.
Academic Experience
Dr. Umma Kulsum Suma has been serving in the Department of Mathematics at Bangladesh University since July 2010. She currently serves as an Associate Professor, a position she has held since July 2024. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor from October 2016 to July 2024, Senior Lecturer from June 2013 to September 2016, and Lecturer from July 2010 to June 2013. She has also held departmental leadership responsibilities for many years, serving as Head (In-Charge) from November 2016 to February 2017 and as Head of the Department of Mathematics since February 2017.
Academic Leadership
As Head of the Department of Mathematics, Dr. Suma provides academic and administrative leadership for the department and contributes to the effective coordination of teaching and learning activities. Her long-standing service at Bangladesh University reflects her commitment to academic development, departmental coordination, and student-focused higher education.
Area of Interest
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Operation Research, Numerical Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Wavelet Transform.
Research Work
Academic Research Titles:
a) Ph. D. Thesis: Magnetohydrodynamic unsteady convective heat transfer analysis in a lid-driven rectangular enclosure utilizing nanofluids.
b) M. S. Thesis: Study of different classes of Rings and their connection with Upper Radicals.
List of Publications:
1. T. K. Das and U. K. Suma, 2013. Mathematical Model of Compton Source Term of the Fokker-Planck Equation. Journal of Engineering e-Transaction (ISSN 1823-6379), Vol 8, Issue 1, pp 43-49.http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my.
2. U. K. Suma, M. Katun and M. M. Billah, 2014. Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Ventilated Enclosure Having a Heat-Generating Circular Solid Cylinder, SOP Transactions on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 104-116. http://www.scipublish.com/journals/AM/.
3. R. Biswas, M. Mondal, S. Hossain, Kazi Farhin Urmi, U. K. Suma, and M. Katun, 2019. A numerical investigation with hydromagnetic stability convergence analysis on unsteady heat and mass transfer fluid flow through a vertical porous plate, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, 11, pp. 687-696. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/asp/asem/2019/00000011/00000008/art00002
4. M. Mondal, U. K. Suma, and M. Katun, R. Biswas, and Md. Rafiqul Islam, 2020. Blood Group Identification Based on Fingerprint by Using 2D Discrete Wavelet and Binary Transform. Modelling Measurement and Control B, 80(2-4), pp. 57-70. https://www.iieta.org/journals/mmc_c/paper/10.18280/mmc_c.802-404
5. R. Biswas., M. Mondal, S. Hossain, U. K. Suma, and M. Katun, 2021. Explicit finite difference analysis with stability exploration of Prandtl Nanofluid flow in the presence of chemical reaction, variable viscosity and thermal conductivity, Bangladesh University Journal, 3(1), pp. 89-104. https://bu.edu.bd/papers-published-by-bu/
6. Md. Taibur Rahaman, U. K. Suma, M. Katun, Md. Rafiqul Islam, and R. Biswas, 2022. Biometric Iris Recognition Based on Dubechies Wavelet Transform, Asian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 4(3), 318-328. https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/AJPAM/article/view/1629
7. M.A. Gazi, U. K. Suma, M. Katun, Md. Taibur Rahaman, Sarder Firoz Ahmmed, and R. Biswas, 2022. A Numerical Evolution of MHD Maxwell Fluid Flow through an Isothermal Radiated Stretching Sheet with Higher Order Chemical Reaction, Asian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 4(3), 329-353. https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/AJPAM/article/view/1634
8. M. Katun, Md. Taibur Rahaman, Md Rajib Hossain, U. K. Suma, and R. Biswas, 2022. A Numerical Review: Computational Approach of Heat and Mass Transfer Casson Nanofluid Flow through a Vertical Isothermal Cylinder, Asian Journal of Research in Biosciences, 4(2), 98-108. https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/AJORIB/article/view/1650
9. U. K. Suma, M. Katun and R. Biswas, 2022. A Numerical Investigation: Unsteady MHD Heat and Mass Transfer of Prandtl Nanofluid Flow in the Reality of Chemical Reaction, Variable Viscosity, Soret, and Hall Effect, Bangladesh University Journal, 5(1), 157-169. https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/AJPAM/article/view/1880
10. U. K. Suma, M. Katun, and R. Biswas, 2023. Consequences of Thermophoresis, and Brownian motion on MHD Heat and Mass Transfer of Jeffrey’s Nano-fluid Flow via a Perpendicular Plate, Asian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.414-429, Article no. AJPAM.1391. https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/AJPAM/article/view/1880
11. U. K. Suma, M. M. Billah, A. R. Khan, K. E. Hoque, 2025. Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective heat transfer augmentation in a rectangular lid-driven enclosure with a circular hollow cylinder utilizing nanofluids, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 25, 101014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.101014.
12. U. K. Suma, M. M. Billah, A. R. Khan, 2025. Optimization and sensitivity analysis of unsteady MHD mixed convective heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity containing a double-pipe circular cylinder using nanofluids, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 27, 101197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101197.
13. M. A. R. Pramanik, M. M. Billah, A. R. Khan, U. K. Suma, and M. N. Islam, 2026 “Sensitivity Analysis and Artificial Neural Network Technique to Optimize Heat Transfer in a Porous Cavity Using Hybrid Nanofluid,” Thermal Advances, Vol. 6, 100113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thradv.2026.100113.
List of Conferences:
1. M. M. Billah, U. K. Suma, M. M. Rahman, A. Karim, 2018. Finite Element Analysis on Forced Convective Heat Transfer Augmentation of Nanofluids in a Triangular Cavity, Proceeding of 95th the IRES International Conference, 1st-2nd January, 2018, pp.49-53, Kualalampur, Malaysia.https://worldresearchlibrary.org/proceeding.php?pid=1312.
2. M. M. Billah, U. K. Suma, Aminur Rahman Khan, 2023. Unsteady MHD mixed convection in a rectangular lid-driven with a circular hollow cylinder comprising nanofluids, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME), pp. 188-1–188-7. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4890580 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4890580.
3. U. K. Suma, M. M. Billah, A. R. Khan, K. E. Hoque. 2024. Effect of radiation in a rectangular lid-driven enclosure with a circular hollow cylinder utilizing nanofluids, 9th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Paper ID 176, 19–21 December, 2024, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Accepted for AIP Conference Proceedings).
4. M. S. Alam, M. Masum. Billah, Aminur Rahman Khan, U. K. Suma, M. N. Islam. 2025, “Heat transfer enhancement with a mixed convective cavity containing a heated rotating cylinder using ternary hybrid nanofluid”, 1st International Conference on Science and Humanities for Sustainable Development (ICSHSD-2025), Webpage: http://icshsd.com/, Paper ID 119, 23–24 October, 2025, Organized by: Faculty of Science, DUET, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
